Stokes' Durham progress with Flintoff unable to repeat hundred heroics

Durham to face Middlesex in One Day Cup semi-finals on Sunday while Notts Outlaws meet Leicestershire; Notts recover from horror start with bat to beat Yorkshire in quarter-finals; Durham thrash Lancashire with Rocky Flintoff out for 22, days after stunning 65-ball hundred in group stage

Friday 14 August 2026 19:15, UK

Image:Ben Stokes and Durham can look forward to a One Day Cup semi-final against Middlesex at Radlett on Sunday

A Durham side featuring Ben Stokes thrashed Lancashire by 162 runs to reach the One Day Cup semi-finals with Rocky Flintoff unable to repeat his hundred heroics from earlier in the week.

​​​​​Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of England great Andrew Flintoff, cracked a 65-ball century for Lancashire against Somerset in the final round of group games on Tuesday as he registered his first senior professional ton.

However, the teenager was out for 22 from 39 balls versus Durham at Emirates Old Trafford - one of four wickets taken by Afghan leg-spinner Shafiqullah Ghafari - as Lancashire were bundled out for 187 chasing 350 for victory.

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Take a look as Rocky Flintoff, son of former England captain Andrew, hit his maiden senior professional century for Lancashire against Somerset with 123 off 76 balls

Quiet day for Stokes but Durham hammer Lancashire

Former England captain Stokes took one wicket, that of opening batter Harry Singh for 11, as he returned figures of 1-32 from four overs after earlier hitting one six in a knock of 11 from nine balls in Durham's 349-8 in Manchester.

Durham - who will now face Middlesex in a semi-final at Radlett on Sunday - saw David Bedingham strike 104 from 89 balls and Ollie Robinson make 76 from 57 deliveries.

The pair shared a fourth-wicket stand of 149 before Robinson's dismissal brought Stokes to the crease.

In reply, only 17-year-old Joe Moores (51 off 42), who stitched a 59-run stand with Flintoff, made a score of note.

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Lancashire lost four wickets for 17 runs from 142-4 once Flintoff was dismissed, with Moores eighth out as the hosts were rolled in 36.1 overs.

Notts advance after horror start to run chase

In the other quarter-final, Notts Outlaws recovered from 1-3 inside three overs to complete a chase of 274 against Yorkshire by three wicketswith eight balls to spare in York.

Notts' reward is a semi-final away to fellow Midlanders Leicestershire Foxes on Sunday.

One Day Cup semi-finals

Both games 11am UK on Sunday August 16

Leicestershire vs Notts Outlaws (Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester)

Middlesex vs Durham (Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett)

The Outlaws were reeling as Ben Coad (5-52) and Lewis Hill (1-60) removed Ben Martindale (1), Freddy McCann (0) and captain Haseeb Hameed (0) early on, before Kyle Verreynne (105 off 123) and Jack Haynes (116no off 99) hit hundreds.

Verreynne put on 54 with George Munsey (25 off 28) for the fourth wicket and then 154 with Haynes, although Verreynne's dismissal in the 41st over with 65 runs needed triggered a wobble as Farhan Ahmed (2) and Olly Stone (0) fell to Coad.

Haynes, though, found excellent support in No 9 Dillon Pennington (22no off 18), who cuffed the winning four having earlier taken 4-49 with his seam bowling, including Yorkshire top-scorer Will Bennison (91), in the hosts' 273-9.

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